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Slippery Rock University’s Matt Adams went 3-for-5 with two RBI’s, and Tuesday night’s hero Kolten Wong homered again as the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates (47-44) for the third consecutive night, posting a 5-2 victory on Wednesday at Busch Stadium in St. Louis. Adams, a Phillipsburg-area native, has the second-best batting average in…

A Franklin woman faces charges that include making a false report to law enforcement after officials say she admitted lying about the incident during a trial in Venango County Court. Police say Bridgett Beals had accused a man of assaulting her, and had pressed charges against the man. Beals is alleged to have said she lied…

In northern Clarion County, officials are looking into the disappearance of a $44,000 tractor. The vehicle, complete with front end loader, was taken from a business along Route 338 in Knox sometime Tuesday night or early Wednesday morning. Police investigators say it appears the tractor was removed by someone with a truck that was hauling…

According to a report in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist to repair damage that reportedly affected his performance in the Stanley Cup playoffs. It is not expected that Crosby will miss any regular season action this fall. A Post-Gazette source said the surgery will…

For the second straight night, the St, Louis Cardinals defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates on a walkoff home run. With the teams just one strike away from extra innings, Cardinals rookie Kolten Wong slammed a shot off Pittsburgh reliever Ernesto Frieri (1-4), giving St. Louis a 5-4 victory. The winning blow came just one night after…

An Oil City woman died Tuesday afternoon in a two-car collision at an intersection in Cranberry Township just outside of Oil City. State Police accident investigators say 93 year-old Viola Johnston ran a stop sign at the intersection of Routes 157 and 62, and her car was struck in the driver’s side by another vehicle.…

National Weather Service officials have confirmed that a tornado did touch down near Route 318 just south of Mercer Tuesday afternoon during a series of strong storms that roared through western Pennsylvania. The twister reportedly stayed on the ground for about two-and-a-half miles, causing most of its damage near Hoagland. Just moments later, winds topping eighty…

Franklin City Police are now saying that the weapon in question was an air gun, but they have filed charges against a Franklin man who is accused of threatening to kill a woman outside a convenience store on the Fourth of July. 20 year-old Michael Shoffstall is charged with making terroristic threats, simple assault and disorderly…

Two youths who fled the Pathways Adolescent Center in Oil City were apprehended Tuesday evening by police in Titusville who said a city resident had called to tell them two individuals were hiding in a bathroom shower. Officers responded to an East Spruce Street home and apprehended one of the two youths. Police say the…